
John Wray
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John Wray (13 February 1887 - 5 April 1940) was an American character actor of stage and screen.
Wray was one of the many Broadway actors to descend on Hollywood in the aftermath of the sound revolution, and quickly made an indelible impression on the era in a variety of substantial character roles, such as the Arnold Rothstein-like gangster in The Czar of Broadway (1930); Himmelstoss, the sadistic drill instructor in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); and as the contortionist the Frog in the remake of The Miracle Man (1932), in the role previously played by Lon Chaney in the 1919 original. During this period he was one of the many actors mentioned for the title role in Dracula (1931).
Wray's roles grew increasingly smaller as the decade progressed but he was very visible as the starving farmer threatening to kill Gary Cooper in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and as the warden in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937).
Other films include Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Frisco Kid (1935), Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), Boys Town (1938), Each Dawn I Die (1939), The Cat and the Canary (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Credits
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Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)★ 6.4
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Ship's Captain (uncredited)★ 4
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The Man from Dakota 1940Mr. Carpenter★ 5.3
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Ramsey★ 5.5
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Know Your Money 1940Bowers the Printer★ 9
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Remember the Night 1940Hank★ 7.3
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Gone with the Wind 1939Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)★ 7.9
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Stanley★ 5.8
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Hendricks★ 7
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Blackmail 1939Convict Diggs★ 6.4
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Golden Boy 1939Chocolate Drop's Manager★ 6.5
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Smuggled Cargo 1939Chris Hays★ NR
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Each Dawn I Die 1939Pete Kassock★ 6.8
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Winter Carnival 1939Poultry Truck Driver★ 6
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Almost a Gentleman 1939'Crack' Williams★ 6
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Risky Business 1939Silas★ 6
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Pacific Liner 1939Metcalfe★ 5.3
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A Man to Remember 1938Tom Johnson★ 6.5
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Howell★ NR
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Boys Town 1938Weasel (uncredited)★ 6.7
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Spawn of the North 1938Dr. Sparks★ 5.6
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Tenth Avenue Kid 1938Joe Turner★ 5
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Professor Beware 1938Head Lawyer★ 6.1
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Gangs of New York 1938Maddock★ 4.9
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Making the Headlines 1938Herbert Sandford★ NR
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What Price Safety! 1938J. Z. Wray★ 6
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The Black Doll 1938Walling★ 5.3
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The Women Men Marry 1937Brother Nameless★ 5.5
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On Such a Night 1937Guard Rumann★ NR
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The Devil Is Driving 1937Joe Peters★ 5
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Circus Girl 1937Roebling★ 4
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Outcast 1937Hank Simmerson★ NR
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You Only Live Once 1937Warden Wheeler★ 7.1
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Jerry Daley★ 6.8
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A Man Betrayed 1936Sparks★ 6
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George Darnley★ 6.4
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Shane★ 5.3
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The Devil Is a Sissy 1936Priest★ 6.9
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Sworn Enemy 1936Lang, a Gangster★ 5.3
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A Son Comes Home 1936Gas Station Owner★ 1
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Flagin★ 6.6
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Farmer★ 7.5
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Frisco Kid 1935The Weasel★ 6.8
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Bad Boy 1935Fred Larkin★ 5
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Atlantic Adventure 1935Mitts Coster★ 5.5
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Men Without Names 1935Sam Hammond★ 6
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Stranded 1935Mike Gibbons★ 5.8
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Ladies Love Danger 1935★ NR
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Feets Moore★ 5.8
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I Am a Thief 1934Antonio Poricci★ 6
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I'll Fix It 1934Fletcher★ NR
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Mr. Jeddock★ 6.5
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Embarrassing Moments 1934Slug★ NR
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The Defense Rests 1934Michael Cooney★ 7
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Fifteen Wives 1934Jason Getty★ 1
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Green Eyes 1934Inspector Crofton★ 5
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Carter★ 5.2
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The Crosby Case 1934Willie McGuire★ 4.2
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The Big Shakedown 1934Higgins★ 5.6
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Bombay Mail 1934Giovanni Martini★ 6
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Lone Cowboy 1933Bill O'Neal★ 3.5
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After Tonight 1933Mitika, the Gypsy Contact★ 6.3
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The Match King 1932Foreman of Janitors★ 6.6
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Central Park 1932Robert Smiley★ 5.2
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The Death Kiss 1932Detective Lieut. Sheehan★ 5.1
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Nordine (uncredited)★ 7.8
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Doctor X 1932Dr. Haines★ 6
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Miss Pinkerton 1932Hugo★ 5.7
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Clark Davis★ 5.2
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The Miracle Man 1932The Frog★ 5.7
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The Mouthpiece 1932Mr. Barton★ 5.9
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High Pressure 1932Jimmy Moore★ 6
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Cmdr. Brambourg★ 5
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Safe in Hell 1931Eagan★ 6.8
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Silence 1931Harry Silvers★ 7.5
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Quick Millions 1931Kenneth Stone★ 7.1
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The Czar of Broadway 1930Morton Bradstreet★ NR
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Himmelstoss★ 7.7
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New York Nights 1929Joe Prividi★ 4.8